Pierre-Louis (1917–1987) was a French

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. He also directed three films in the early 1950s including ''

The Nude Dancer ''The Nude Dancer'' (French: ''La danseuse nue'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Pierre-Louis and starring Catherine Erard, Pierre Larquey and Jean Debucourt.Bessy & Chirat p.132 The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude ...

''.Goble p.11

Selected filmography

Actor

* ''

Madame Angot's Daughter ''La fille de Madame Angot'' (''Madame Angot's Daughter'') is an opéra comique in three acts by Charles Lecocq with words by Clairville, Paul Siraudin and Victor Koning. It was premiered in Brussels in December 1872 and soon became a success in ...

'' (1935) * '' Hélène'' (1936) * ''

The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first seria ...

'' (1943) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''

Counter Investigation ''Counter Investigation'' (french: Contre-enquête) is a 2007 French crime film directed by Franck Mancuso that came out in 2007, with Jean Dujardin in the leading role. From a story by Lawrence Block Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is a ...

'' (1947) * ''

Quay of Grenelle ''Quay of Grenelle'' (French: ''Quai de Grenelle'') is a 1950 French crime drama film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Henri Vidal, Maria Mauban and Françoise Arnoul.Goble p.275 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The f ...

'' (1950) * ''

Sins of Madeleine ''Sins of Madeleine'' (French: ''Dupont Barbès'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Henri Lepage (director), Henri Lepage and starring Madeleine Lebeau, Henri Vilbert and Yves Furet.Bessy, Bernard & Chirat p.43 It was shot at the Epinay S ...

'' (1951) * '' Folie douce'' (1951) * ''

Moumou ''Moumou'' is a 1951 French comedy film directed by René Jayet and starring Robert Murzeau, Nathalie Nattier and Jeannette Batti.Rège p.534 It was adapted by Jean de Letraz from his own 1944 play of the same title. The film's sets were designe ...

'' (1951) * '' Fortuné de Marseille'' (1952) * ''

His Father's Portrait ''His Father's Portrait'' (french: Le Portrait de son père) is a 1953 French comedy film starring Brigitte Bardot. The film recorded 1,643,820 admissions.Tourbillon In horology, a tourbillon (; "whirlwind") is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement to increase accuracy. It was developed around 1795 and patented by the Swiss-French watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet on June 26, 1801. In a tourbill ...

'' (1953) * ''

Burning Fuse ''Burning Fuse'' (French: ''Le feu aux poudres'') is a 1957 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel and Peter van Eyck. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The films sets we ...

'' (1957) * ''

Anyone Can Kill Me ''Anyone Can Kill Me'' (French: ''Tous peuvent me tuer'', Italian: ''Tutti possono uccidermi'') is a 1957 French-Italian crime drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring François Périer, Peter van Eyck and Anouk Aimée.Bock & Bergfelder p ...

'' (1957) * ''

Maigret Sets a Trap ''Maigret Sets a Trap'' ( French: ''Maigret tend un piège'') is a 1955 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret. Plot Maigret sets a trap for a serial killer, hoping to lure him into ...

'' (1958)

Director

* ''

'' (1952) * ''

Soyez les bienvenus ''Soyez les bienvenus'' or ''L'Autocar en folie'' is a 1953 French comedy film by Pierre-Louis. Plot The leading coach the company of Jean Nohain make a program fails in a small village. The people immobilize the troops to force him to do the ...

'' (1953) * '' Mandat d'amener'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1917 births 1987 deaths French film directors French male film actors People from Le Mans {{France-film-bio-stub